Toilet-bag.



V. E. DAVIS.

TOILET BAG.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1915.

1, 181 ,646. I Patented May 2, 1916.

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VIRGINIA E. DAVIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOILET-BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

Application filed June 7, 1915. Serial No. 32,492.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VIRGINIA E. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Bronx, county of Bronx, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Toilet-Bag, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a toilet bag, and the object of the invention is the provision of a device for use particularly by ladies, when traveling, to facilitate the carrying of various toilet articles to and from the washroom or lavatory of hotels, sleeping cars, boarding houses, and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide. a device of the class described which will be extremely simple in construction and yet, withal, provide adequate means for holding a maximum number of toilet articles in a simple, convenient and accessible manner. I

In one of its practical forms, the invention embodies a belt member adapted to be secured around the waist of the wearer, and from the belt member are suspended two receptacles, in the form of a large and a smaller bag. The larger bag is open at its top to allow of toilet articles being readily positioned therein and the interior of said bag is lined with waterproof material to preclude the water accumulated therein from the toilet articles which it contains from penetrating the walls of the bag. Said bag is provided with valved .drain members to allow of the water being removed at any convenienttime. The bag may also be provided on its interior with one or more compartments for the reception of various toilet articles, and certain of said toilet articles are secured to the bag, against inadvertent displacement, by means of tapes, elastics, or the like. The smaller bag embodies a main receptacle generally employed for the reception of a comb and brush'and is, accordingly, of such form and configuration as to adapt it to this use. Said smaller bag embodies a flap member adapted to normally inclose such accessories as hairpins, safety pins, etc.

Features of the invention, other than those specified, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

illustrated one practical form of the inven tion, but the construction shown therein is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a device embodying the present invention, said device being shown detached from the wearer, in the interest of clearness. Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sections taken on lines 2-2 and 3-S, respectively, of Fig. 1. Fig. l is a detail, longitudinal section taken on line lt of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a section on line of Fig. 4, illustrating the valved drain.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates a waistband, to the opposite ends of which are secured tapes B B, which are preferably of elastic nature, and at the free ends of said tapes are secured complementary catch members b 6, whereby the Waistband and cooperating tapes B B may be secured about the waist of a person. Depending from waistband A is a main receptacle O, shown in the drawings in the form of a rectangular bag, the rear wall of which is secured to waistband A. The front wall is made somewhat full so as to sag outwardly and form a V-shaped pocket within the interior of the bag. Into this bag may be readily deposited toilet articles, such as a tooth brush, manicuring instruments, etc.

There are certain articles which are preferably maintained in upright position, such as powder boxes, cologne bottles, and the like, and, to insure this, compartments formed, 6. 9., by placing partitions such as shown at 0, interiorly of the bag, may be employed.

To preclude the leaving of articles upon the washstand, certain or all of said articles, suchas the powder box 0, may be secured to the waistband or bag by means of a tape 0 which is secured to the waistband at c and is provided at its opposite ends with elastic loops 0* adapted to engage with the powder box, as shown in Fig. 1. In a similar manner, a towel or other article cl may be detachably gripped at one of its corners by a clip (Z' detachably secured to a tape (Z fixed to waistband A as at (Z If desired,

other articles may be similarly secured 1 against inadvertent displacement from the device.

I hen tooth brushes and other toilet articles are deposited in the bag C after use, they contain a certain amount of water which, if the bag not waterproofed in some way, saturates the same and \vets the clothes of the wearer. Accordingly, the interior of bag C is preferably provided with an impervious lining I), as shown in Figs 2 and 4, thereby rendering the bag waterproof and precluding the damage which might otherwise result. When such a lining is employed, the water which is precipitated from the articles after use is deposited within the bottom of the bag, and .means is preferably provided for drawing off this water at the proper time, without removing the toilet articles from the bag. This means is shown in Figs. 1, l and as embodying valved drains F at either lower corner of the bag. These valved drains may be of any suitable construction. but are shown as embodying a tubular member f which is secured to the bag and into which tubular member fits a rotatable sleeve 7'. A peripheral flange 7 at the outer end of tubular member f secures parts 7' 7" against longitudinal movement but permits of rotation of the latter. Each of members f 7" is provided with an aperture which apertures, when placed in alinement, allow the \ater to flow out of the bag but, when sleeve 7 is turned to bring these apertures out of alinement, the bag is sealed. Thus, during use, the drains are closed, but, when it is desired to draw off the water from the bag. the drains are opened and the water allowed to run out. It is not essential to provide a drain at each corner, although this is the preferable construction.

Ba C, as heretofore described. is ada )ted a more particularly to hold small toilet articles, such as tooth brushes, manicuring in- 'struments, toilet powder, and the like, but

as ladies generally carry their combs and brushes with them, I preferably provide means for the reception of these particular articles. This means is shown in the drawings as embodied in a second receptacle H.

Receptacle H is, in part, substantially the same in structure as receptacle C. in that it is secured to waistband A and is provided with a sagging pocket H. This pocket may or may not be lined with waterproof material, but in Fig. 3 of the drawings such a lining is shown at E. As a comb and brush are seldom wet, this lining is really not necessary, and no drain outlets need be provided. In Fig. 2 of the drawings, a. comb and brush a: and m, respectively, are shown in their normal position within pocket H.

In Fig. 1, receptacles C and H are shown as separately secured to waistband A, but, in practice, these members may be secured together along their adjacent edges, the adjacent valved drain .F being omitted at the side. Means are also provided in the device of the present invention for carrying such I 1 and 3 of they-drawings as embodying a small pouch I secured along the upper free edge of pocket H. The front member 2 "of pouch I is in the form of a flap which is normally held in its upright position, to close the pouch, by complementary fastening members '11, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, but when said fastening members are disengaged from one another, flap '5 maybe folded down to expose the contents of the pouch, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3. To properly maintain the articles within pouch I, said pouch is preferably provided with a crocheted lining 2 into which pins 2' may be; thrust and thereby maintained in position, irrespective of the position of the toilet bag. The position of pouch I relative to the remaining portions of the device wherein wet articles are adapted to be contained, is so remote that the dampness or moisture from these articles does not affect the dry condition of pouch I and, accordingly, the hair pins or other metallic devices therein contained are not liable to rust. Complementary catch members j j are positioned upon the exterior of the pouch I and the back of bag H, and these catch members may be brought into cooperative relation by folding up the pouch to completely cover the normally open-top bag H.

I The device thus far described is the preferred embodiment of the present invention,

and it embodies such features of construcmay be readily selected. Moreover, dampness and other chided.-

Although the preferred embodiment is illustrated and describecLI am aware that the present invention embodies many features of construction, some of which might be employed without necessarily employing all, and moreover, that the structure might be changed or modified in adapting it to varying conditions or in simplifying the structure, e. 9., the drains F may be omitted, if desired, as, when toilet articles are placed in bag C, the bag naturally sags, and water is precluded from running from the drains F, even though valves are not employed. However, while valves are not .absolutely essential in the specific embodiment shown, they are preferably employed. Moreover, while I have shown in Fig. l of the drawings the secondary receptacle H, fixedly secured to the waistband A, it may be-preferable, iii-some instances, to detachably secure said receptacle to the waistband by means of catch members orthe like so that it may be removed, if desired.

disagreeable features are pre- Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A toilet device adapted to be secured to a person, embodying, in combination, a waterproof bag provided with an open top into which toilet articles may be deposited, and valved outlets at the bottom of said bag for releasing the water deposited from the toilet articles, said outlets being normally closed but operable to allow of the draining of the bag when desired.

2. A toilet device adapted to be secured to a person, embodying, in combination, a waterproof bag provided with an open top into which toilet articles may be deposited, an outlet at the bottom of said bag for draining out the water deposited from said toilet articles, and means for normally sealing said outlet.

3. A toilet device adapted to be secured to a person, embodying, in combination, a waterproof bag provided with an open top into which toilet articles may be deposited, an outlet at the bottom of said bag for draining out the waterdeposited from said Copies of this patent may be obtained for fivelcents each, by addressing the toilet articles, means for normally sealing said outlet, and means for securing certain of the toilet articles against inadvertent disengagement from the bag.

l. A toilet device adapted to be secured to a person, embodying, in combination, a waterproof bag provided with an open top into which toilet articles may be deposited, a compartment within the bag for the reception of a toilet article, means for securing the toilet article to the bag, and a drain in the wall of the bag for drawing oil the water deposited by the toilet articles in the bag.

A toilet device adapted to be secured to a person, embodying, in combination, a waterproof bag provided with an open top into which toilet articles may be deposited, an outlet at the bottom of said bag for draining out the water deposited from said toilet articles, means for normally sealing said outlet, and means for flexibly securing certain of said toilet articles to the bag.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

VIRGINIA E. DAVIS.

Commissioner of ratenta,

Washington, I). G. 

